Dental Enamel Proteins
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13. Construction and identification of mouse amelogenin cDNA clones.
The determination of the biochemical phenotype of tooth epithelium requires specification by the dental mesenchyme. This is a general feature of epithelial-mesenchymal interaction in a number of different epidermal organ systems (e.g., salivary gland, mammary gland, feather, skin, and hair morphogenesis). To investigate these developmental processes, we have
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14. Effect of an Orphan Response Regulator on Streptococcus mutans Sucrose-Dependent Adherence and Cariogenesis
Streptococcus mutans is the principal acidogenic component of dental plaque that demineralizes tooth enamel, leading to dental decay. Cell-associated glucosyltransferases catalyze the sucrose-dependent synthesis of sticky glucan polymers that, together with glucan binding proteins, promote S. mutans adherence to teeth and cell aggregation. We generated an S.
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15. Protective Immunity against Streptococcus mutans Infection in Mice after Intranasal Immunization with the Glucan-Binding Region of S. mutans Glucosyltransferase
Here we present the construction and characterization of a chimeric vaccine protein combining the glucan-binding domain (GLU) of the gtfB-encoded water-insoluble glucan-synthesizing glucosyltransferase enzyme (GTF-I) from Streptococcus mutans and thioredoxin from Escherichia coli, which increases the solubility of coexpressed recombinant proteins and stimula
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16. Characterization of preparations enriched for Streptococcus mutans fimbriae: salivary immunoglobulin A antibodies in caries-free and caries-active subjects.
The ability of bacteria to adhere to salivary pellicle-coated enamel tooth surfaces is a critical step in oral bacterial colonization. Oral bacteria adhere to receptors of host origin in salivary pellicle. Streptococcus mutans has been identified as the major etiological agent of human dental caries and composes a significant proportion of the oral streptoco